Here is a little twist on a great cheesecake recipe. March 1st is 🥜 💘 National Peanut Butter Lover Day 🥜💘- who knew? If you happen to love a gold ol’ peanut butter and jelly and have a sweet tooth but dont want to wreck your week – try this!! This is a quick and delicious solution sure to please your craving and a crowd.
Ingredients:
Crust:
4 Tbsp butter, melted
1 and 1/2 cup almond flour
1/3 cup sugar alternative
pinch of salt
1 tsp cinnamon (more if you want!)
Filling:
1 8oz bar of regular cream cheese
3 Tbsp creamy peanut butter – no sugars! 🥜
1 tsp vanilla
3 Tbsp heavy cream
1/4 c sugar alternative
Topping:
1 c strawberries microwaved for 2 minutes – until juicy 🍓
the juice of half a lemon 🍋
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Melt butter and place in pie dish.
3. Add almond flour, cinnamon, 3 Tbsp sweetener, salt and mix together. Then pat “dough” evenly into pie mold.
4. Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool.
5. Blend room temperature cream cheese with vanilla, sweetener, cream, and peanut butter.
6. Pour into cooled pie crust and swirl berry mixture into filling once it’s chilled.
7. Chill pie for at least an hour.
8. Slice and enjoy!
| Nutrition Facts for Crust | |
|---|---|
| Servings 8.0 Per My Fitness Pal |
|
| Amount Per Serving | |
| calories 140 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 13 g | 20 % |
| Saturated Fat 4 g | 21 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 15 mg | 5 % |
| Sodium 46 mg | 2 % |
| Potassium 19 mg | 1 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 14 g | 5 % |
| Dietary Fiber 4 g | 14 % |
| Sugars 1 g | |
| Protein 3 g | 6 % |
| Vitamin A | 4 % |
| Vitamin C | 0 % |
| Calcium | 7 % |
| Iron | 5 % |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
| Nutrition Facts PB and J Filling | |
|---|---|
| Servings 8.0 Per My Fitness Pal |
|
| Amount Per Serving | |
| calories 173 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 14 g | 21 % |
| Saturated Fat 8 g | 39 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 38 mg | 13 % |
| Sodium 134 mg | 6 % |
| Potassium 54 mg | 2 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 8 g | 3 % |
| Dietary Fiber 1 g | 2 % |
| Sugars 6 g | |
| Protein 4 g | 7 % |
| Vitamin A | 6 % |
| Vitamin C | 9 % |
| Calcium | 3 % |
| Iron | 1 % |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |